Defining Science: Language, Method, and Objectives
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NICK SPENCER | The British have never felt a particularly pressing need formally to define science. . .Not so America.
- Mar 15
Biotech, Nuclear War, and the Singularity: Humanity in 2054
Technological and scientific progress often have a fraught relationship with religion. . .
- Mar 15
Politics and the Plague in Medieval Persia: A Non-Western Perspective of Pandemic History
SARA AMERI MAHABADI | What we witnessed during COVID is not entirely new. Blaming others, attempting to dismantle the status quo, or...
- Mar 1
Sports in Jewish Culture
IRA GLICK & NEIL EISENBERG | The Jewish problem with athletics literally arose in the locker room.
- Mar 1
What Are the Humanities and to What End Does One Study Them?
VITTORIO HÖSLE | Where does the enthusiasm of the 18th century for the humanities come from?
- Feb 15
A Tale of Two Historians: Remembering Natalie Zemon Davis and Donald R. Kelley
DANIEL WOOLF | Two very different historians, two complementary visions of the past, and two equally valuable bequests to future . . .
- Nov 24, 2023
How to Read Like a Human
YONAH LAVERY-YISRAELI | It’s not easy to befriend sages who have been dead for centuries, but only human attachment is strong . . .
- Nov 10, 2023
Secrets of Time: The Pursuit of Divine Wisdom and The Dead Sea Scrolls
SARIT KATTAN GRIBETZ | The book’s focus on the pursuit of hidden wisdom and the quest to overcome human limitations . . .
- Nov 10, 2023
Kingdom of Darkness: Challenging the Master-Narrative of Modernization
DANIEL WOOLF | The titular “kingdom of darkness” derives from a biblical phrase originally referencing Satan’s dominion and . . .
- Nov 10, 2023
The Paradigm Shift: A New Vision of Science and Religion with Peter Harrison
PETER HARRISON | So there’s a kind of imperialistic assumption about the superiority of the intellectual apparatus that we’re operating . .
- Oct 27, 2023
Human Freedom, Evil, and Theodicy in a Time of Genocide
BYRON BELITSOS | If we are to face these next few decades with courage, then we need be honest about what deeds we are all capable of ...
- Oct 27, 2023
NASA’s Psyche Mission: Lindy Elkins-Tanton in Conversation with Philip Ball
Their conversation is lively and illuminating as they discuss the importance of teamwork for the NASA launch. . .
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